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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ida tell Giovanna about Vittoria?

2. What street do Angela and Ida live on?

3. What does Giovanna learn to do more and more regarding her parents after meeting Vittoria?

4. What does Nella do for work?

5. Why did Vittoria initially quarrel with Andrea, according to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first lie Giovanna tells Angela and Ida?

2. What does Giovanna witness between her mother, Nella, and Mariano one night that shocks her in Part II?

3. What do Giovanna and Angela frequently do that makes Ida feel left out when all three girls sleep over together?

4. Why does Vittoria tell Giovanna that Giovanna's father avoids cemeteries?

5. What kind of relationship does Vittoria have with Enzo's widow and children?

6. How does Giovanna feel about Vittoria after their first meeting?

7. What does Giovanna discover in her parents' photo albums?

8. Why does Giovanna begin pestering her friends Angela and Ida about their opinions of her appearance?

9. What are some of the reasons Giovanna's parents tell her to explain the rift between them and Vittoria?

10. Why is Giovanna so interested in her Aunt Vittoria in Part I?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Costanza try to endear herself to Giovanna after Andrea begins living with her? How does Giovanna respond to her entreaties? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring Giovanna's conflicting feelings about her sexual encounters with Corrado, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What does Giovanna notice is different about her father's attitudes towards the family he grew up in - towards his siblings and his parents - than almost everyone else she knows in Naples? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your findings.

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